Friday, August 3, 2012

Thirteen Ways to Win

Starting pitcher:
M.C. O'Connor

I love the number thirteen. I was born on Friday the 13th, fer chrissakes. Trece been berry berry good to me. The Giants got 13 hits and scored 13 runs, and hey, it made me happy. Then they bitched it all up by hitting more and scoring more. Save a few for tomorrow, eh? Mostly I wanted to write about how Ryan Vogelsong is the best pitcher on the San Francisco Giants. Sure, he got slammed for a big four in the 7th, but it's Coors Field. I mean Coors Fucking Field, as in that Goddamned Fucking Coors Field. You give up a four-spot there its like a one-spot everywhere else, right? Vogie loses his quality start streak but keeps his six-inning streak going. What a beast! Matt Cain was clearly the best Giants pitcher up to El Perfecto and the All-Star Game. But he has been off his game of late, and The Voge-ster has been Mr. Consistency. Since April! He's out-Cained Cain. The guy has been absolutely brilliant in 2012, following up his "flukey" 2011. I remember watching him last season and thinking "this guy can really pitch." This from the genius who thought Pete Falcone and Ed Halickiwere Cy Young Award material . It's nice to be vindicated, despite the fact that I really don't give a shit. All I care about is WINS in the goddamn win column. Way to go, Giants, way to win!

3 comments:

They took our the non-humidor balls in the 7th, and even Vogey was not immune. They could not be shut down in the same year in Denver by Zito, and Vogelsong, so they went to the airballs. Vogey, like many pitchers in the past could not get by with these non-breaking airballs. But this time the giants hitters took full advantage of the situation. Good to win, and it was very important as the D-backs, and the Dodgers each won.

They took our the non-humidor balls in the 7th, and even Vogey was not immune. They could not be shut down in the same year in Denver by Zito, and Vogelsong, so they went to the airballs. Vogey, like many pitchers in the past could not get by with these non-breaking airballs. But this time the giants hitters took full advantage of the situation. Good to win, and it was very important as the D-backs, and the Dodgers each won.